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Pioneering Research from Boston University

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Radicalization

How Do Social Movements Emerge—and Why Do Some Radicalize?

June 9, 2026

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June 4, 2026

PhD student Pranav Sultania (second from left) accepts the Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize on behalf of his team from Janetos’ widow Valerie Gamache (far left) and (starting from third from left) BU’s Dennis Carlberg, Michael Gevelber, and Lisa Tornatore. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

Squid-Inspired Lab Technology Wins Student Team a Boston University Climate Award

June 4, 2026

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Physics and AI

Boston University Joins National Science Foundation Institute Pushing Frontiers of Physics and AI

June 4, 2026

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June 2, 2026

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Space Weather

We Can Predict Space Weather. What If We Could Also Stop It?

June 2, 2026

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May 28, 2026

Clean Energy

Boston University Researchers Team Up with Massachusetts to Launch New Clean Energy Tools

May 28, 2026

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May 26, 2026

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Hiking Safety

Chances Are You’re Not Carrying the Right Safety Gear When You Hike

May 26, 2026

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Ebola

How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?

May 22, 2026

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Urban Geography

Boston University’s Loretta Lees honored by UK’s Royal Geographical Society

May 20, 2026

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May 20, 2026

Britta Lassmann (left) and Nahid Bhadelia, cofounders and codirectors of BEACON

Infectious Diseases

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases

May 18, 2026

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Baseball

Does Spending Big in Major League Baseball Equal On-Field Success?

May 18, 2026

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May 18, 2026

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May 14, 2026

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Internet Cookies

Should You Accept Internet Cookies? BU Researchers Say the Open Web Could Suffer Without Them

May 14, 2026

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May 13, 2026

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Bio-Inspired Engineering

Could This King-Size Citrus Fruit Inspire a Better Mobile Phone Case?

May 13, 2026

Could This King-Size Citrus Fruit Inspire a Better Mobile Phone Case?